CAIE IGCSE Biology 17.4.1 Defining Inheritance
Practise defining inheritance as transmission of genetic information from one generation to the next.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Biology 0610
Exam points
- define inheritance as transmission of genetic information from generation to generation
- distinguish inherited genetic information from acquired environmental effects
- apply inherited alleles to explain features appearing in offspring but not visibly in parents
17.4.1—Inheritance as the transmission question 1
Colour blindness is a characteristic that is inherited. Colour blindness is more common in males than in females.
Fig. 6.1 is a pedigree diagram showing the inheritance of colour blindness in a family.
Fig. 6.1
Define the term inheritance.
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